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Sometimes I feel like Nicole Kidman...

There are times when it comes to Software Assurance I feel like Nicole Kidman... no.. seriously... I'm Nicole... and Microsoft is Tom Cruise over there... got a new girlfriend/future wife... new baby ...and where does that leave me?  I'm the original Read More
posted Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:03 PM by bradley | 10 Comments
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I do get one Support call now due to SA

Ah but I DO get this as a software assurance benefit... Dear Susan Bradley, Please note that the content of this email has been created by Microsoft and is being sent to you by Microsoft, on behalf of the Software Assurance Benefit Administrator, Susan Read More
posted Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:14 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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What "I" get with SA

Well eweek talked about Microsoft's offering of "Information Work Solution Services" as part of a SA benefit for small to medium firms.  Once again..it's either eweek not getting the facts...or someone at Microsoft doesn't define Small firms like Read More
posted Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:34 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Those CAL rights

The other day someone asked if the cal rights in the R2 that allowed you to have and SQL 2005 workgroup or Exchange server without having to buy CALs covered if you had either a Standard or Premium R2 system. The answer according to the webcast is yes. Read More
posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:45 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Exactly how many licenses do I have?

I have access to an MSDN license that gives me testing rights to an operating system I have access to an Action pack license that gives me rights to run the IT side of my business My firm has a Open Business/Value (whatever the 3 year software assurance Read More
posted Friday, February 03, 2006 11:05 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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The black hole of the transition pack

SBS 2003 has a 'transition pack'.  A method that you can upgrade from SBS 2003's restrictions to the full fledged products of it's big brother servers...and big brother price tag.....and as SBSers go through this transition pack, invaribly they Read More
posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:47 PM by bradley | 9 Comments
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Okay so you have your Action pack SP1 media..but...

You get to the part where it asks for Outlook and you don't have it?  Go grab the previous Outlook from the first non SP1 version of SBS.  Even though it's dated November of 2003 it is the same media as before and there is no difference.  Read More
posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 9:25 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Yes it really does need activation

...so I'm calling product activation because I'm doing a migration from an old wheezy computer to my new HP here at home and I love it when I have to explain with first the Product Activation people and then with the Licesning number ( 888-352-7140 Read More
posted Monday, December 26, 2005 9:02 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Whomever you are Mark, you passed the test

So I was mean today.  You see I called 1-800-426-9400 and punched the numbers to ask for a licensing specialists for small businesses [less than 50 desktops] and I asked "Mark" some questions.  You see ...it was a test... I knew what the answers Read More
posted Thursday, December 15, 2005 5:23 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Dear Microsoft Licensing People

Dear Microsoft Licensing People... When giving information to SBSers... make sure you are not giving them “Big Server Land” information. It's Friday and I'm in the mood for a rant.... In the newsgroup today someone was trying to download Read More
posted Friday, December 09, 2005 6:16 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Buying a license

I have a box of Windows XP in my office.  It's a retail blue box.  And if [heaven forbid] the office burns down, I've lost that license.  I have to rebuy it. The other day for our Business Insurance renewal I was asked to write down all Read More
posted Sunday, November 27, 2005 10:04 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Dear CAL people

To whom it may concern in the SKU and CAL department.  Yes, I know that we've asked before for less SKUs.  We've asked before for easier licensing, for Dell computers to be forced to stop saying XP Home operating systems are 'suitable for small Read More
posted Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:15 PM by bradley | 3 Comments
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One SKU, one Single SKU

For years, Small Business Partners have been asking for a way to help make acquiring the core Microsoft software products that Small Businesses use easier to buy and sell. Your requests have been answered! Launching today, as part of the NEW Open Value Read More
posted Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:15 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Virtually SBS

No, I'm not talking about running SBS on Virtual server [which on a side note when Exchange 2003 sp2 hits the streets, the Standard SBS will be fully supported on Virtual Server], I'm talking about a hosted SBS.  Vlad and I were swapping emails with Read More
posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 6:17 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Mr. Minasi we can do that too!

Met up with Mark “oh SBS is evil because it can't have a secondary domain controller” Minasi at the MVP summit and it reminded me that we recently got a clarfication on how we CAN have a secondary domain controller and all you need to have Read More
posted Tuesday, October 04, 2005 5:59 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Dear IT Pro Community:

HOW TO FACE OFF AGAINST MICROSOFT Intuit has repelled the Redmond six times. Now it's defending its largest business -- small-business accounting software http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c.asp?id=583044&c=0a3482e76a3aa5ed&l=2   Read More
posted Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:58 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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How to find an SBSer

Norm in the comments in the blog lists the 'official' link and rightly indicates... ..and it will rank those that have the "Small Business Specialist" first so you can more easily find and partner with them. http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/partner/vendorsearch.msp Read More
posted Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:51 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Sometimes you can just smell the Coconut can't you?

I cut open candies in the candy box because I want to know what I'm getting, don't you?  You want to make sure you are getting the Chocolate you want, right?.  I don't like Chocolates with coconut inside... there's just something about that Read More
posted Saturday, August 06, 2005 12:28 PM by bradley | 1 Comments
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Can 40 to 50 users be connected to a SBS 2003 server?

From the mailbag tonight comes this question.... Hi!!! I want to know if it's recommended for 40-50 users connected to a SBS2003 Std. Server for file, print, mail and fax.  And what specs for a server with 40-50 users connected are recommended. Read More
posted Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:48 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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A little bad advice

Like my prior post, sometimes there's an instance where someone gets bad advice.  And right now I'm seeing one issue with getting bad advice in the past.  Remember class, my history.... I was once told that SBS was too limiting for me....that Read More
posted Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:35 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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How many employees can a SBS server handle?

And no the answer I'm not looking for is 75 users or 75 devices which could mean hundreds of potential users....how many Accountants can use a network built around a SBS server as a foundation? Well according to engineers at Dell, not 35 beancounters.  Read More
posted Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:10 PM by bradley | 4 Comments
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Looking for SKU codes?

The SKU codes for the Volume license media for SBS 2003 sp1 are: SBS 2003 sp1 [slipstream media] T75-00605 Just the service pack is T75-00623 These can be ordered through the MS volume license fulfillment at 1-800-248-0655 [US/Canada - worldwide Read More
posted Friday, July 29, 2005 6:13 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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How do you buy CALs?

Rob from the mailbox asks “How does one buy CALs?”  Where do you buy them?  Do they come on paper?  In an email?  How long does the process take?” If you buy your CALs from an OEM, there are boxes on the web site Read More
posted Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:15 PM by bradley | 4 Comments
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Licensing 101

There's a lot of misconceptions that are out about licensing, and one of them that tends to get confused a lot is how to set up Sharepoint for use with clients. Right now, on our SBS boxes, if we want to ensure that the portal is private, secure, password Read More
posted Tuesday, July 05, 2005 6:18 PM by bradley | 0 Comments
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Entourage anyone?

Now that SBS 2003 sp1 is out, you can also get the Mac Outlook client called Entourage by calling 1-800-360-7561 in the US/Canada [5 a.m. to 7 p.m. pst] and ask for part number Q56-00005.  I just checked with that number and that's all you need to Read More
posted Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:00 PM by bradley | 2 Comments
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